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Greenland Township vs Meckling Township

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: home values (+89% in Greenland Township) and work from home (+26 pts in Greenland Township).

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Greenland Township, SDAn outdoors townMcCook County · 260 people
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Meckling Township, SDA small town of 273Clay County · 273 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Greenland TownshipAn outdoors town
Outdoors15.3% conserved land6.3 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves All about Greenland Township →
Meckling TownshipA small town of 273
Quiet strengthsMeckling Township doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.
All about Meckling Township →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Home values+89%
Homes cost more in Greenland Township
Greenland Township $524,300Meckling Township $277,300
Work from home+26 pts
More people work from home in Greenland Township
Greenland Township 26%Meckling Township 0%
Typical home built53 yrs
Meckling Township’s homes are older
Greenland Township 1998Meckling Township 1945
Property tax bill+45%
Tax bills are bigger in Greenland Township
Greenland Township $3,625Meckling Township $2,500
Jobs per worker2.5×
Greenland Township is more of a job hub
Greenland Township 0.32Meckling Township 0.13
Average commute7 min
Meckling Township has the shorter commute
Greenland Township 32 minMeckling Township 25 min
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,390 more a month in Greenland Township

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Greenland Township$3,050/mo
Typical home $524K (Census) · tax rate 0.69% · Housing →
Meckling Township$1,660/mo
Typical home $277K (Census) · tax rate 0.90% · Housing →

The difference: $1,390 a month, about $16,700 a year, between Greenland Township and Meckling Township.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Greenland TownshipMeckling Township
Snow a year31″38″
January low—10°F
July high—87°F
Growing season (days)—164d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)55th66th
Outdoors & history
Greenland TownshipMeckling Township
Trails6 mi9 mi
Conserved land15.3%1.3%
National Register places—2
Famous people born here—2
Community
Greenland TownshipMeckling Township
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Greenland TownshipMcCook CountyMeckling TownshipClay County
Greenland Township ↔ Meckling Township52 miles apart
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What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Greenland TownshipMeckling Township
People
Population 260Lowest 273Highest
Median age 40.3±15.5Lowest 6% above SD 41.1±19.9Highest 8% above SD
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 29.2%±11.4Lowest SD: 24.2% 36.3%±12.4Highest SD: 24.2%
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 22.7%±5.8Highest SD: 18% 12.8%±13.9Lowest SD: 18%
Greenland Township and Meckling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 44.1%Highest SD: 31.9% 40.2%Lowest SD: 31.9%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±5.4Lowest SD: 5% 5.9%±9.4Highest SD: 5%
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $111,667±$20kHighest 49% above SD $74,750±$26kLowest about the SD average
Greenland Township and Meckling Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $524,300±$90kHighest 104% above SD $277,300±$54kLowest 8% above SD
Property taxmedian, yearly $3,625Highest 33% above SD $2,500Lowest 8% below SD
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest SD: 39.8% 100%±67.3Highest SD: 39.8%
Meckling Township and Greenland Township are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 5.4%Lowest SD: 11.9% 11.7%Highest SD: 11.9%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 79.8% SD: 68.6% 79.8% SD: 68.6%
Typical home builtmedian year 1998Highest 18 yrs newer than SD 1945Lowest 35 yrs older than SD
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minHighest 79% above SD 25 minLowest 38% above SD
Work from home 26%±9.4Highest SD: 9.7% 0%±10.3Lowest SD: 9.7%
Work in townworking residents 2%Highest 1.1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 21.8 miHighest 21.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.32Highest 0.13Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Sioux Falls (33%)Vermillion (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Meckling TownshipFew work in Greenland Township
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 15.3%Highest 1.3%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miLowest 9.0 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.2 miLowest 0.3 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 0Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 1.4Lowest 2.1Highest
South Dakota average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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